Major discipline · 2024[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 3. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C11: an employee. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Jason Parks in 2024 after the Police Training Commission suspended his license. On March 18, 2020, Parks was arrested by SID investigators in a criminal investigation that found he was involved in the assault of an inmate, and he was charged with official misconduct, a second-degree charge, and tampering with public records, a third-degree charge. A May 25, 2023 court order required him to forfeit public employment and barred him from future public office.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
The Police Training Commission has suspended Officer Parks' license and as such is deemed unfit for employment with NJDOC as Correctional Officer. His inability to hold a valid PTC license is considered a public employee and violates pertinent rules and regulations of the NJDOC. On March 18, 2020, SCPO Parks was arrested by SID investigators pursuant to a confidential/criminal investigation which revealed that he was involved in the assault of an inmate. He was issued a 2-count complaint summons for violations of N.J.S.A. 2C;30-2 Official Misconduct, a 2nd degree charge, and N.J.SA 20:28-7 Tampering with Public Records, a 3rd degree charge. On May 25, 2023, an Order was entered by the Honorable Terrence R. Cook, JSC, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County, NJ. Indictment No: 20-10-00059-S. The terms of the order are that SCPO Parks forfeit any and all public employment and be forever disqualified from holding any office or position of honor, trust or profit under the State or any of its administrative political subdivision pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:51-2.